Emotion Focused Therapy for Couples (EFT)

Strengthening bonds through emotional connection

Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT) is a short-term, evidence-based approach to couples therapy rooted in attachment theory and emotion science. It’s designed to help couples understand and transform the emotional patterns that keep them stuck, disconnected, or in conflict.

EFT helps partners become more aware of their emotional responses and the deeper needs driving them—such as the need to feel safe, valued, or understood. Through this process, couples learn how to express these needs more clearly and respond to each other with greater compassion and attunement.

What EFT Supports

  • Strengthening emotional bonds

  • Reducing conflict and misunderstanding

  • Increasing emotional safety and trust

  • Healing relational injuries or betrayals

  • Enhancing communication and connection

In EFT, the goal isn’t just to solve surface-level problems—it’s to create new, healthier cycles of interaction. With guidance, couples learn how to soothe themselves and each other, break old patterns, and build a stronger, more secure relationship.